Griggs courier., 1887-10-14
TEDDlEY's VICTORY.

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4 The Good That Came from . Poor Little
Boys Honesty and Franknoss.
Oh-h! What is thatp'
And little Ted6ie stopped short in
1 his brisk walk on that chilly Novem-
Der morning. With one hand he held
firmly in place his poor apology for .
hat, which the wind was doing it's best
to tear from his head. With the other
he picked up . we'll filled purse which
Icy at his feet. He tucked his hat
under his arm to keep it safe, and
with both hands held tight the won
4 dsrful purse that seemed ready to
4 burst with it's wealth. He turned into
: IN alley to examine It. Such . purse
4 % that his little hand had never held
II its grasp before. There before him
Icy giittering gold piece, while roll
Of bills were carefully folded away in.
another Of its pockets.
'Uh, :" he said, aloud, God must
have dropped the purse from Heaven
1 for me, because Madge and I both
prayed to him so hard that He would
send us some money to buy Goals. 1t
Is 50 cold without q fire!'' And the
nttle thinly clad figure shivered in
/ the chill air. ''Tll run to Madge with
-" And putting the purse in his
pocket where he could hold it firmly
with his hand, he started as fast as his
feet could carry him for the attic he
called home.
a But voice somewhere under Ted
dies jacket kept sounding in his ears
as he ran:
Teddie. is it yoursp Teddie, are
You doing rightp"
Hetstopped at last as the sudden
thought came into his mind:
q wonder If it is all minep May be
somebody lost it." And startled
look on his face took the place Of that
glad surprise which had lighted up
his bright eyes.
He walked on little slower than
before. thinking almost aloud: 'Oh, if
4 II is only truly mine, it will buy Madge
/ . warm shawl, and Sadie an apple.
]. and q fire to keep warm. and ever SO
many things. May be Madge will say
1may keep it. I can run home quick
" and tell her all about"
Suiting the action to the word, he
started on again. But louder and
louder he felt that humping under his
Jacket as he went.
You must always do right, Teddie,
10 matter how hard it is, God will see
& Syou, if no one else does Stop. Teddie.
you are doing wrong. That purse is
pot yours .
q He did stop. and said aloud: .It is
rightly mine. found it. And yet,
perhaps somebody who has lost it is
looking for it now, and feels awful bad
about it I would, If had lost it.
May be, if I would 60 and ask Madge.
u would not find the people there look
Ing for it when I got back"
Nov, Teddie, !" spoke the voice
under his jacket, turn right back
md go and do right God will see.
4 5Ahd God will help. You must not
keep what does not belong to you"
s I'm do it, he exclaimed, and push
Ing his hat back from his face, his
bright curls flying in the wind, he
turned sharply around and retraced
his steps
Presently he saw . policeman and
two ladies coming toward him. One
was an old lady, with face pure and
sweet in its framework ofSsilver hair,
that carried NO terror to the heart of
tho timid child; the other a., young.
1air girl who seemed to be wild with
excitement and grief
s i must have dropped it on this
block, for little beyond is where I
first missed it, and we made call
here. = she said, addressing the po-
liceman.
els it purse you have lost, ladyp"
said Teddie. II found this on the
grass here, close to the sidewalk, -
and he pointed to the place where he
had picked it up.
|s Eyes, that is it." exclaimed the
young lady with glad cry.
II Look into it and see If it is all
eight, ma'am," said the policeman,
With sidelong glance at Teddie as he
spoke.
Every thing is just where I left it.
4 Ny gold piece that Uncle John gave
me, and all the rest, y she replied. eek
factly whore I put it. =
n And now. my little mar, I" said
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